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'''Keeners''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in northern [[Butler County, Missouri|Butler County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Missouri]].<ref>{{GNIS|750566}}</ref>
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The community lies on the northeast bank of the [[Black River (Arkansas-Missouri)|Black River]] just south of the Butler-[[Wayne County, Missouri|Wayne County]] line. The community of [[Keener Cave, Missouri|Keener Cave]] or Keener in adjacent Wayne County lies just to the northwest on the west side of the river.<ref name=Atlas>''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 67, {{ISBN|0-89933-224-2}}</ref><ref>''Williamsville, Missouri,'' 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1980</ref>
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'''Keeners''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in northern [[Butler County, Missouri|Butler County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Missouri]].<ref name="gnis">{{GNIS|750566}}</ref> [[U.S. Route 67]] passes approximately 1.5 mile to the southeast. The [[Missouri Pacific Railway]] passes the west side of the community along the Black River floodplain.<ref name=Atlas/>

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The community lies on the northeast bank of the [[Black River (Arkansas-Missouri)|Black River]] approximately one-quarter mile south of the Butler-[[Wayne County, Missouri|Wayne County]] line. The community of [[Keener Cave, Missouri|Keener Cave]] or Keener in adjacent Wayne County lies just to the northwest on the west side of the river.<ref name=Atlas>''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 67, {{ISBN|0-89933-224-2}}</ref><ref>''Williamsville, Missouri,'' 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1980</ref>


==History==
==History==
A post office called Keeners was established in 1879, the name was changed to Kenner in 1890, and the post office closed in 1919.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=6 September 2016}}</ref> The community was named after Ephraim B. Keener, a local landowner. The [[Missouri Pacific Railroad]] line passed through the community.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_butler.html |title=Butler County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) |publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri |accessdate=6 September 2016 |deadurl=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071902/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_butler.html |archivedate=24 June 2016 |df= }}</ref>
A post office called Keeners was established in 1879, the name was changed to Kenner in 1890, and the post office closed in 1919.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=6 September 2016}}</ref> The community was named after Ephraim B. Keener, a local landowner. The [[Missouri Pacific Railroad]] line passed through the community.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_butler.html |title=Butler County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) |publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri |accessdate=6 September 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071902/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_butler.html |archivedate=24 June 2016 }}</ref>


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Keeners, Missouri
Unincorporated community
Keeners is located in Missouri
Keeners
Keeners
Keeners is located in the United States
Keeners
Keeners
Coordinates: 36°55′23″N 90°30′20″W / 36.92306°N 90.50556°W / 36.92306; -90.50556
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyButler
Elevation
367 ft (112 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code573
GNIS feature ID750566[1]

Keeners is an unincorporated community in northern Butler County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] U.S. Route 67 passes approximately 1.5 mile to the southeast. The Missouri Pacific Railway passes the west side of the community along the Black River floodplain.[2]

The community lies on the northeast bank of the Black River approximately one-quarter mile south of the Butler-Wayne County line. The community of Keener Cave or Keener in adjacent Wayne County lies just to the northwest on the west side of the river.[2][3]

History

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A post office called Keeners was established in 1879, the name was changed to Kenner in 1890, and the post office closed in 1919.[4] The community was named after Ephraim B. Keener, a local landowner. The Missouri Pacific Railroad line passed through the community.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Keeners, Missouri
  2. ^ a b Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 67, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ Williamsville, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1980
  4. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Butler County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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